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A strong frontal boundary made its way across Northeast Texas Friday night, spawning a tornado outbreak that wreaked havoc all across the region, including here in parts of Camp County. According to the National Weather Service in Shreveport, damage assessments in our area have confirmed seven total tornadoes (1 EF-3, 3 EF-2, and 3 EF-1s) so far. Damage surveys will continue across the area into the coming week.

The Thunderbird Volunteer Fire Department held their annual Chili Cookoff Contest and Auction on November 5. Several of the Volunteers had spent some of the preceding night working in the storm. But in spite of this, there were several entries for the chili and lots of laughs when it came to the auction.

On the morning of November 6 at approximately 11:15 a.m. Pittsburg Police Department assisted on a vehicle pursuit coming in from Hwy 11 E on a stolen Jeep Wrangler from Harrison County. At the request of DPS, patrol officers deployed stop sticks in attempt to disable the stolen vehicle. The pursuit eventually came to an end after the suspect hit a Pittsburg Police unmarked unit in the 600 block of S Greer Blvd. The 15 year old female suspect was taken into custody without incident and charged with UUMV, aggravated assault on a public servant, evading arrest/detention and criminal mischief of less than $2500 and more than $30,000. The juvenile was transported to Gregg County Juvenile Detention Center. A thank you to DPS, Lonestar PD, Upshur County, Gregg County, and Harrison County. Due to everyone’s effort, this pursuit ended safely.